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CS/HB 167: Baccalaureate Degrees/Comm. Colleges

GENERAL BILL by Mayfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arza ; Barreiro ; Brown ; Brutus ; Bullard ; Flores ; Garcia ; Llorente ; Planas ; Rivera ; Robaina ; Roberson, Y

Baccalaureate Degrees/Comm. Colleges; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN H6005) provides that community colleges that grant baccalaureate degrees remain under authority of State Board of Education re specified responsibilities; requires said colleges that offer said degrees to maintain their primary purpose & prohibits such colleges from terminating associate degree programs; provides guidelines & restrictions for setting tuition & out-of-state fees for upper-division courses, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 4/26/2005 House - This bill combined with 119, 935, 1613, 1655, 1837 & 1853 -HJ 00728; Original bill laid on Table, under Rule 7.9(c), refer to HCB 6005 (Died in Senate Committee on Education) -HJ 00728
Bill Text: Web Page



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/3/2005 House • Filed
1/25/2005 House • Referred to Community Colleges & Workforce (EDC); Colleges & Universities (EDC); Education Appropriations (FC); Education Council
3/8/2005 House • Introduced, referred to Community Colleges & Workforce (EDC); Colleges & Universities (EDC); Education Appropriations (FC); Education Council -HJ 00023; On Committee agenda-- Community Colleges & Workforce (EDC), 03/08/05, 3:00 pm, 24-H; Favorable with CS amendment by Community Colleges & Workforce (EDC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00230
3/17/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
3/18/2005 House • Now in Colleges & Universities (EDC) -HJ 00230; On Committee agenda-- Colleges & Universities (EDC), 03/22/05, 1:45 pm, Reed Hall
3/22/2005 House • Favorable by Colleges & Universities (EDC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00301
3/30/2005 House • Now in Education Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00301
4/13/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FC), 04/15/05, 12:30 pm, 212-K
4/15/2005 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations (FC); YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -HJ 00564
4/18/2005 House • Now in Education Council -HJ 00564
4/26/2005 House • This bill combined with 119, 935, 1613, 1655, 1837 & 1853 -HJ 00728; Original bill laid on Table, under Rule 7.9(c), refer to HCB 6005 (Died in Senate Committee on Education) -HJ 00728